ReadFileAsString
Summary
The ReadFileAsString
function reads a file located on Connect’s SFTP file system and returns the entire contents of the file as a single string column and row. The source file must be less than 4 megabytes in size.
Syntax
ReadFileAsString(FilePath=<path to file>); |
Return Type
String
Details
This function is a table function that returns an entire file as a single string value in one column and one row. Conversely, the ReadFile command queries the CSV as a database table, returning the number of columns and rows found in the source CSV.
Examples
set v_file_in_a_string *= ReadFileAsString(FilePath='/training_lab/source_staging_order.csv'); eval v_file_in_a_string;